Hinged pump mechanisms and methods of using the same
View Patent ↗A dispenser may include a hinged pump mechanism which allows a pump head to rotate about the hinge mechanism during actuation of a pump.
1. A dispenser, comprising:
a container;
a pump connected to the container and a head seat connected to the pump;
a pump head connected to the head seat through a head connection seal
wherein the pump head is configured to dispense a product pumped from the container by the pump,
wherein the pump head rotates on a hinge mechanism and the head connection seal rotates about a horizontal axis in the head seat.
2. The dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the pump comprises: an accumulator; a piston stem positioned within the accumulator; and at least one spring biasing the piston stem.
3. The dispenser of claim 1 , further comprising a head adapter connected to the pump.
4. The dispenser of claim 3 , wherein the pump further comprises an accumulator and wherein the head adapter is connected to the accumulator.
5. The dispenser of claim 3 , wherein the pump further comprises: an accumulator; and a piston stem positioned within the accumulator, wherein the head adapter is connected to the accumulator.
6. The dispenser of claim 3 , wherein the pump further comprises: an accumulator; and a piston stem positioned within the accumulator, wherein the head adapter is configured to activate the piston stem.
7. The dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the head seat is located in a head adapter connected to the pump.
8. A dispenser, comprising:
a container;
a pump connected to the container, the pump further comprising:
an accumulator; and
a piston stem positioned in the accumulator;
a head adapter in communication with the pump;
a head seat configured in the head adapter;
a pump head moveably connected to the head seat through a head connection seal that rotates about a horizontal axis in the head seat; and
a hinge mechanism providing a fulcrum point about which the pump head may rotate.
9. The dispenser of claim 8 , further comprising a fluid material in the container.
10. A dispenser, comprising:
a pump head;
a pump, comprising:
an accumulator;
a piston stem in the accumulator;
at least one valve in the accumulator;
a head adaptor in communication with the piston stem and the pump head; and
a head seat in the head adaptor;
a head connection seal rotatably seated in the head seat and providing a flow path from the pump to the pump head, the head connection seal rotating about a horizontal axis in the head seat; and
a hinge mechanism attached to the pump.